Salsa Making Class With Helen Idzorek Sept. 16
Courtesy photoKent Pegg: Progressive Overload Principle
By KENT PEGGMost everyone would like to increase their level of health and fitness. By doing so we know we will have a better lifestyle, enjoy a more active life, and delay the aging process.
Whether you’re currently on an exercise program or not, you can benefit from a workout program that utilizes the progressive overload principle. The progressive overload principle states that to consistently increase your level of health and fitness you must increase the frequency, duration, or intensity of your workout sessions.
What you’re doing by increasing one of these things is placing Read More
Rotary Funds Hearing Loop For Smith Auditorium
During Monday’s assistive hearing system installation at Duane Smith Auditorium, from left, Auditorium Manager Ross Mason, Rotary Vice President Linda Hull, Gary Clark of GWC Looping and LAPS Rental Coordinator Kristy Vigil. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
Duane Smith Auditorium Manager Ross Mason and LAPS Rental Coordinator Kristy Vigil. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.comThe Rotary Club of Los Alamos has funded an audio loop (assistive hearing
Food On The Hill: Watermelon Radishes, Shishito Peppers And Figs
Watermelon radish salad with plums and avacado. Photo by Felicia Orth
The fruit and vegetable bounty of summer is especially colorful, sometimes surprisingly so. Whole watermelon radishes, for example, resemble smooth white or light green turnips. Trim and slice them, however, and you’ll find a cheerful bright pink starburst interior.
Related to the daikon radish, watermelon radishes are mildly peppery, delicious raw, and make an excellent pickle. I paired them with sliced red heart Read More
Flamingos Flock 825 Aster Street
Flamingos on the lawn at 825 Aster St., the home of Michael and Natali Barkudarov. Courtesy photoWhat goes best with pink flamingos? How about a heart-shaped trellis of climbing roses?
This beautiful yard display is the hard work of Michael and Natali Barkhudarov. The front of their home at 825 Aster is a riot of color from the beautiful, lush yard to the Blaze climbing roses and other blooming perennials. Michael and Natasha collaborate on their yard.
Michael says that the yard is beautiful thanks to Natali’s attention to the flowers. She credits him with keeping Read More
Shattered Silence Free Concert Aug. 28
MUSIC News:
‘This Means War’ Banner Relates To Spiritual Warfare
Following an inquiry from a reader about the meaning behind this banner hanging at Calvary Chapel, 580 North Mesa Road, the Los Alamos Daily Post spoke with Senior Pastor Pat Kestell. He explained that the church recently hosted a 4-day youth camp. The banner displaying the term ‘This Means War’ relates to spiritual warfare and ‘setting free the captives’, he said. Calvary Chapel hosts the camp every other year, which draws youth from across the state. The camp ended Aug. 3 and included a variety of activities such as rock climbing and repelling as well as lecture Read More
Pastor Granillo: I Wasn’t Born A Pastor
By Pastor Raul Granillo“I wasn’t born a pastor.”
I will never forget the moment I heard these words from Pastor Dave West during a pre-marital counseling session with my then future wife. Neither of us had any real intention of becoming part of a church, we just wanted to get married. So we went into this session hoping to only disclose enough about ourselves so that this pastor would be satisfied and preside over our wedding. Heck, we had only been attending the church for about three weeks and with just the intention of finding a pastor to marry us and a church to do it in.
When I went into that Read More
United Thrift Shop Hosts Sale Wednesday
UNITED THRIFT SHOP News:
The United Thrift Shop is having a sale 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 19 a 2525 Canyon Road.
The sale offers 1/2 price off on clothing, shoes and sports equipment. Read More
Mrs. Beadsley’s Jewel Box: Adventures With Animals
By DEBRA LOWENSTEIN, ownerIt’s been a busy summer and I’ve had a short vacation from writing my column. However, I have been extremely “jewelry” busy in the last two months.
Two weeks ago was the 3rd annual Santa Fe Opera costume assistants shopping party at Mrs. Beadsley. It was a lot of fun as usual.
A month ago my hubby and I took a road trip through Colorado. I did some treasure hunting in every small town we passed through. And, if I’m not mistaken, a few Los Alamos ladies have started to spruce up their wardrobes and collections with Read More
Free Events Focus On Overcoming Trauma
Adonata Pyaga
MENTAL HEALTH News:
Adonata Pyaga will present four free events at San Ildefonso Pueblo on overcoming trauma.
“Did you know there is a distinct brain state that forms during the experience of an emotionally upsetting event?” Pyaga said. “Cognitive approaches to your mental well-being, that is thinking or talking about your upset in a positive light, are not enough to bring quick and lasting relief. If you are weighed down by changing moods, physical stress symptoms, poor concentration and more, you will enjoy learning more!”
Highlights of Pyaga’s events include:
- Overview
Conditions Are Perfect For UNM-LA Mushroom Hike
Boletes mushrooms. Courtesy/UNM-LA
UNM-LA News:
The recent rains have made local mountainsides green, wildflowers dot the mesa tops, and the wild mushrooms abundant if one knows where to look.
That’s why UNM-LA Community Education is excited to offer a mushroom hike 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 22. Experienced mushroom forager Thomas Peña is leading the hike.
“This year’s precipitation is going to be a real boon for the mushrooms,” Peña said. “Normally, the area where we hike is quite green and lush, but this should be a banner year.”
This one-day outing will have students hiking in the beautiful Read More
Central Park Square Has Become ‘The Place To Be’
Crowds have been gathering all summer in Central Park Square as seen Thursday with a packed house inside the Bathtub Row Brewing Co-op that spills onto the patio. CPS Owner Philip Kunsberg has been strategic in the types of businesses he is attracting including Unquarked, The Wine Room and Rigoberto’s Mexican Restaurant. Live music is now heard coming from the bandstand outside the beer co-op and large metal sculptures by Los Alamos artist Richard Swenson and loaned pieces from the Shidoni Gallery add visual interest throughout Central Park Square. It’ll be interesting to see what Kunsberg Read More
American Legion Hosts Italian Dinner Friday
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Green Chile Comes To Los Alamos Co+op Market
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Chile roasting at the Co+op Market. Courtesy photoCO+OP News:
Make space in your freezer because green chile season is here.
The Los Alamos Cooperative Market has organic green chile from Seco Spice in Berino, which is located in the Hatch Valley between Las Cruces and El Paso. Roasting will be done at the Co+op on Saturdays, Mondays and Wednesdays.
Chile can be ordered by the case while supplies last – hopefully through mid-September. For the Co+op, chile roasting is about community and culture.
The Co+op’s produce manager and head chile roaster, Leonda Clendenen, recounted her family Read More
Hill Diner In Los Alamos Has Sold!
Hill Diner and the Magistrate Court properties on Trinity Drive have sold. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
The combined property at 1315 and 1319 Trinity Dr. was listed at $549,900 for the two buildings on 0.676 acres; the final sale price has not been disclosed.
Hill Diner. File photo
Refurbishing is underway at Hill Diner and the plan is to bring it back to its former glory as a warm and charming place for the community to gather
French Steaks Class Offered At Co+op Market
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Co+op Market:
Ray Joggerst will explain the intricacies of preparing gourmet steak and sauces at 6 p.m. Friday, Aug. 21 at the Los Alamos Co+op Market.
Class participants will enjoy steak au poivre, steak with sauce béarnaise and merchant’s steak – leaving participants with confidence and recipes to make first-class steak meals at home. Registration is open at the Los Alamos Co+op Market
Joggerst enjoys sharing the chemistry behind cooking, and brings an in-depth knowledge of food to each class. He debuted his Shop with the Chef Class career at the Co+op with a popular fermentation Read More
BBQ Party With Live Music At American Legion Benefits Operation Wounded Warrior New Mexico Aug. 15
Living Well Los Alamos: 4Hs…Head, Heart, Hands & Health
Living Well Los AlamosThe green four-leaf clover with the white H’s may conjure images of raising rabbits or baking a cake. But 4H is this and so much more. Youth from large cities to rural areas can and do participate in 4H.
For instance, in Los Alamos more than 20 youths participated in shooting sports this year and even placed in the district competition in Raton. New Mexico State University 4H offers a myriad of programs including Robotics, Karate, Vegetable Gardening, Fashion Design, even a Clowning project, to name just a few.
The Read More
